Barry Reigate: One Cannot Get Fingerprints From A Rock is a hardback exhibition book published by Reflex Modern Editions / Reflex Gallery in Amsterdam in 2014. Created for Reigate’s solo exhibition of the same name, the publication documents a body of new paintings, works on paper, and sculptures shown at Reflex Gallery from October to December 2014.

Inside, the book presents Reigate’s energetic visual language, where cartoon figures, symbolic pop imagery, geometric shapes, graffiti-like elements, and layered painterly techniques come together in works that feel playful, chaotic, seductive, and unsettling. The exhibition included recurring motifs such as a trapped cartoon wolf inspired by childhood stories, placed within dense compositions that explore memory, control, humor, abstraction, and visual overload. With 100 pages of color plates and text by Andreas Schlaegel, this title is a strong collector’s book for fans of British contemporary art, pop surrealism, street-influenced painting, and Reflex Gallery publications.

Author: Barry Reigate, Andreas Schloegel

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Pages: 100 pages

Size: 24.7 × 34.6 cm / 9.7 × 13.6 in

Published: 2014

ISBN: 9789071848209

Publisher: Reflex Modern Editions